Russia's Disruptive Geopolitical Strategies

Exploring Russia's reliance on hydrocarbons, the chapter details its attempts to compensate for technological shortcomings by fomenting discord in Western alliances through disinformation campaigns and hacking. It highlights Russia's alliances with China, aggressive behavior towards neighbors, and diminishing global influence, focusing on public disclosures of interference, including COVID-19 vaccine thefts. The chapter delves into election interference complexities, the impact on American elections, and intelligence service coordination, ending with a captivating anecdote of Czech intelligence recruitment and anticipation for the Russia report.